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Mike,
You are correct. I will play Tues and most every other day right at home. I know this may be confusing to some and my attitude may not be what others would have but let me explain a little. I am a very honest & considerate person. I treat people the way i would want to be treated. I know this doesn't always happen. Doesn't mean I have to like it either. here are some facts:
1. I'm 60 and play out for fun not for the "look at me" thing
2. I don't charge, I play for fun. Don't criticize this.You all pay money for fun in some way.
3. When someone does what they did no matter what the reason, with total lack of respect for me, to go there would not be fun.A call prior to it being a done deal would have gone a long way.
It's called integrity.A trait that seems to be missing these days.




I think Mac is right about looking at this as a sale. You sold yourself as a viable act because you made it convenient for them to let you play. That's generally a sales technique that opens doors that wouldn't otherwise be open.

Once you identified yourself as somebody who is willing to make sacrifices in order to enjoy your hobby, they probably assumed that you would be flexible in your schedule too. In my opinion, that would be a reasonable assumption for most people. They were probably blindsided by your reaction to being pushed back a week.

Given your stated goal of having fun, and the difficulty finding venues in your neck of the woods, why take a rigid position on this and treat it as a slight? They are still willing to provide what you want, but starting on a different date.

And I know what you mean about wanting to be treated the way you would treat others. Everybody does. Unfortunately everybody's version of good faith interaction is slightly different. Unless they INTENDED to devalue you (which I seriously doubt based on what you've said) why not work with them?

Rigidity restricts opportunity but Flexibility makes more things possible. You've got your foot in the door... don't walk away now!

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